6.2 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.3%
Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not
properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option,
which allows local users to gain privileges via a command line containing a
“-u root” sequence.
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | root escalation, but requires non-standard sudoers setup sudo 1.6 is not affected (does not have ‘-g’ option) |